Is Nil-All just an irish thing?

abouttobebanned

I said this once to an english friend and he laughed at me asking WTF I was talking about.

flahavaj

Since Trap took over, very much so, yes.:)

Mikeyt086

I think ive heard English pundits use Nil-all, Nil-Nil is more common though.

Unless you are in America where its "ZERO ZERO STRIKER KICK BALL DENIED!"

Kirby

Mikeyt086 wrote: »

I think ive heard English pundits use Nil-all, Nil-Nil is more common though.

Unless you are in America where its "ZERO ZERO STRIKER KICK BALL DENIED!"

Don't forget that they call the Top Corner of the goal the "Upper Ninety!"

TangyZizzle

Kirby wrote: »

Don't forget that they call the Top Corner of the goal the "Upper Ninedy!"

fyp

Dotrel

flahavaj wrote: »

Since Trap took over, very much so, yes.:)

Just to be precise when it comes to Trap they're called "Nil-All-Win."

Galvasean

"What was the score?"
"Nil all."
"To who?"
:mad:

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Another Irishism in football is "free in" or "free out".

Neil3030

Des wrote: »

Another Irishism in football is "free in" or "free out".

Stems from GAA, surely?

Neil3030

abouttobebanned wrote: »

I said this once to an english friend and he laughed at me asking WTF I was talking about.

I am baffled by how your friend could find this term so puzzling. I am assuming you didn't blurt "nil-all" out in a conversation about nuclear engineering or something, in which case confusion would probably be justified. But provided the context of your conversation was established as football relating matters, even if he had never heard the phrase before, how in the name of christ could he be confused by "nil", a score used all the time in England referencing no goal scored, followed by "all", an internationally established term referencing the total number of parties involved in a given matter?

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Neil3030 wrote: »

Stems from GAA, surely?

Of course it does. Still an Irishism.

Davidth88

Yes , I would say Nil Nil ( I am English )

As other posters have said , 'free in' is also an ' Irishism '.


But then again it's nice we are all a little different eh

Noo

Des wrote: »

Another Irishism in football is "free in" or "free out".

Really?
Now ive never heard "free in" being used but surely Ive heard the english using "free out" when a keeper is fouled.

Beefy78

Noo wrote: »

Really?
Now ive never heard "free in" being used but surely Ive heard the english using "free out" when a keeper is fouled.

I'm English and have never heard that phrase.

Noo

Beefy78 wrote: »

I'm English and have never heard that phrase.

Ya learn something new everyday.
I really didnt think "free out" was an Irish thing, it must just be said so much amongst the irish i watch football with that it never occured to me it was an irish thing.

mike65

Nil all, nil nil, no score draw. Horses for courses. All valid.

What's a free out?

Morzadec

Yeah all my English mates laugh at me when i say 'nil all'.

Noo

mike65 wrote: »

Nil all, nil nil, no score draw. Horses for courses. All valid.

What's a free out?

If a someone gets fouled in their own box (usually keeper or defender) from say a corner or free kick. Its a free out.

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Noo wrote: »

If a someone gets fouled in their own box (usually keeper or defender) from say a corner or free kick. Its a free out.

Not quite

A "free out" is from anywhere in your own half - you are, in essence, kicking it "out" away from your half.

A "free in" is the opposite.

Noo

Yeah technically thats true. But seeing as its not a technical term I only tend to use it in the corner and free kick situations where theres a load of players and a keeper crammed together fighting for the ball. Just a free anywhere else on the pitch.

Xavi6

Noo wrote: »

Really?
Now ive never heard "free in" being used but surely Ive heard the english using "free out" when a keeper is fouled.

The English usage actually refers to a school yard game, "Free and in".

CiaranC

Xavi6 wrote: »

The English usage actually refers to a school yard game, "Free and in".

Eh? You mean "Three and in" surely

Xavi6

CiaranC wrote: »

Eh? You mean "Three and in" surely

Of course but say that in a London accent and the joke/penny may drop...

Nalz

Noo wrote: »

Yeah technically thats true. But seeing as its not a technical term I only tend to use it in the corner and free kick situations where theres a load of players and a keeper crammed together fighting for the ball. Just a free anywhere else on the pitch.

lol, still wrong though!

I think nil all sounds very odd and I've never used it and very rarely hear it

No score is used a lot in Ireland

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Trilla wrote: »

No score is used a lot in Ireland

I say that all the time.

Well, when it's nil all I do.